21andsensory Podcast

Very excited to announce that on this months 21andsensory Podcast episode I have special guest Rachel Morgan-Trimmer Rachel is (and does) many things including being: • An International keynote and TEDx speaker• A neurodiversity consultant and trainer• An entrepreneur • …and an author!Rachel founded Sparkle Class in 2019 which has since rebranded to Firebird which is a company that delivers training on how to create an inclusive workplace and society for people living with ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism and Dyspraxia.Firebird have worked with clients such as the BBC, NHS, HP, and the British Academy to name a few. Rachel is the author of ‘How to be Autistic’ a free ebook that aims to guide autistic people through what being autistic means, how to manage challenges, and help them to find their own purpose.Also this is my favourite bit of the book description:It will help ‘empower you to live as the shiny authentic autistic you were always meant to be’ 💫 So I am very excited to chat to Rachel about everything she does!Rachels links:​Firebird Website​Rachel's Book Website: ' How to be Autistic'​Rachel's LinkedIn​Rachel's Instagram​My 21andsensory links: @21andsensory on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠​@21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​21andsensory on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Work with me: ⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me⁠​21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠​@21andsensory on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://x.com/21andsensory⁠​@21andsensory on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social⁠

My special guest on this episode of the 21andsensory Podcast is the wonderful Georgia De Gidlow. Georgia is an actor who is based both in Belfast and in London. She made her on-screen debut in a lead role in the BBC’s 'A Kind of Spark', which was nominated for a number of awards, including an Emmy nomination for casting. It won “Best Children’s Programme” at the 2024 Broadcast Awards. Georgia has also played Wendy in the Watford Palace Theatre’s production of Peter Pan, proving her strong ability on stage. Something you may not know about Georgia is that she has a degree in Politics and International Relations, and continues to have an aptitude for writing and journalism. Georgia's Links:​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgiadg​A Kind of Spark on BBC iPlayer (also on BYUtv)​Head2Head Sensory Theatre (Georgia is an ambassador and will be running summer drama workshops soon!): https://h2hsensorytheatre.com/Links to things mentioned:​Sing Sing Film​Netflix documentary on prison craft group (also Emily meant to say Quilting not Knitting!)​Neurodivergent wing at Pentonville PrisonMy 21andsensory links: 21andsensory on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/21andsensory⁠⁠​@21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​21andsensory on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com​ @21andsensory on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/21andsensory⁠

I am really excited to chat to today's special guest Dr Emma Cernis. Emma is a clinical psychologist and researcher with expertise in complex mental health difficulties. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Birmingham and works within the School of Psychology and the Institute for Mental Health.Through her research, Emma aims to improve the understanding and treatment of dissociative difficulties. Clinically, Emma has expertise in working with young adults experiencing dissociative symptoms before or during a first episode of psychosis, and with children, teenagers, and families affected by sexual trauma.Emma set up the Midlands Dissociation and Depersonalisation Clinic (links below)Emma’s Links:Midlands Dissociation & Depersonalisation Centre: http://www.midlands-ddc.com​Midlands DDC Instagram: www.instagram.com/midlands.ddc ​Emma’s website: www.emmacernis.comResource Page: https://www.midlands-ddc.com/loved-ones) and (https://www.midlands-ddc.com/clinician-resources)Cernis Scale: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37926868/Also mentioned:​Unreal Charity: www.unrealcharity.com​Joe Perkins Book: (https://www.waterstones.com/book/life-on-autopilot/joe-perkins/)​Blog post I did for Unreal: (https://www.unrealcharity.com/blog/emilys-story-coming-to-terms-with-dpdr)​My 21andsensory links: @21andsensory on Instagram: instagram.com/21andsensory⁠​@21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​21andsensory on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠​@21andsensory on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/21andsensory

I am super excited for today's episode as I have special guest Dr Harriet Axbey on the show. Harriet Axbey is an autistic early career researcher at Swansea University. She is a research assistant on the “Autism from Menstruation to Menopause” Wellcome Trust Funded project within the Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Life Science. This project aims to look at the reproductive health experiences of autistic people with wombs across the lifespan.Harriets areas of expertise include:​Autism​Neurodivergence​Neurodiversity​Diffusion Chains​University AccessibilityHarriet is on the show today to share more about her recent book that’s been published which is called: University: The Autistic Guide. This informative and friendly handbook is a guide to starting university for autistic young people, covering the entire process from applying, packing and financial admin to mental health support, dealing with burnout, finding your people and experiencing new opportunities. ​Harriet Axbey (@axbey) / X​Jonathan Raiseborough ✏✨ (@jo_raiseborough) / X​Home | portfolio (jonathanraiseborough.wixsite.com)​University: The Autistic Guide: Everything You Need to Survive and Thrive - Pavilion Publishing (pavpub.com)​Understanding Others in a Neurodiverse World: A Radical Perspective on Communication and Shared Meaning - Pavilion Publishing (pavpub.com)​University – The Autistic Guide: Everything You Need to Survive and Thrive: Amazon.co.uk: Harriet Axbey: 9781803882543: Books​My Brother Tom Has Superpowers : Axbey, Harriet: Amazon.co.uk: Books​My Brother Tom Has SuperpowersHarriet Axbey | YouCaxton PublicationsFollow Harriet on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/draxbey.bsky.social

I am super excited for today's episode as I have the wonderful special guest Elle McNicoll on the show. Elle is a bestselling and award-winning novelist and screenwriter. She is an advocate for better representation of neurodiversity in publishing, as an autistic and dyspraxic novelist. Her debut, A Kind of Spark, won the Overall Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2021. It was also voted number 75 in The 100 Greatest Children's Books of All Time in 2023.She is a three-time Carnegie-nominated author and was also honoured in the US with the Schneider Award, 2022. Her first novel has also been adapted for television by the BBC, and McNicoll was head writer on the project. The adaptation was described in the press as 'groundbreaking' for its inclusion of autistic actors and crew (and you might remember when Ella Maisy Purvis was on the podcast, who played Elinor/Bonnie in the show!)I reached out to ask if she might like to come on my podcast to chat a little more about her latest book which is Elle’s YA debut 'Some Like It Cold'. I was kindly sent a copy to review and read earlier this year by the lovely team at Pan Macmillian so I have been very fortunate to have read the book. It will be published on October 1st (US) and October 3rd (UK), which is today!Buy Elle’s new book ’Some Like It Cold’:Indie bookshop editions: linktr.ee/somelikeitcoldPreorder signed Waterstones editions: https://www.waterstones.com/book/some-like-it-cold/elle-mcnicoll/2928377278267?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabdFYqMgatGwJuIgBTZD65RubhPkHDQAHZR_1iY5Q2RplaIgyGbaTUmnAk_aem_irZ80J1Fbj5FcufVoBwFoASee Elle on tour:Tour dates: https://linktr.ee/SLICromancetourYoung Adult Literature Convention (YALC): https://londoncomicconwinter.com/YALC/guest/elle-mcnicoll/Cheltenham festival: https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/some-like-it-cold-with-elle-mcnicollElle’s social links:Elle’s website: ellemcnicoll.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellemcnicollofficialX: twitter.com/BooksandChokersTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ellemcnicollYouTube: www.youtube.com/@ellemcnicollofficialWatch ‘A Kind of Spark’ on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0f7q3rv/a-kind-of-spark

Today I have special guest Professor Janet Harbord on the show. Janet is a professor of film studies at Queen Mary, University of London. Recently she has worked as a principle investigator (alongside Steven Eastwood) on a five year Wellcome Trust funded project called ‘Autism through Cinema’.Autism Through Cinema was a collaborative investigation into the relationships between neurodivergent thinking and cinematic creation. Janet is on todays episode to chat about her work directing a video essay called ‘Autism plays Itself’ where she asks how films made in clinical settings have contributed to how autism has been medically imagined and defined across the past seventy years. Janet takes one such clinical film and works in collaboration with autistic respondents to reframe the footage from an autistic perspective. Mentioned:​Edinburgh Festival link: https://www.edfilmfest.org/film/out-of-competition-shorts/​Toronto hot docs BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY: https://hotdocs.ca/industry/conference/awards​Trailer link: https://vimeo.com/919231648​BBC Shortcuts hosted by Josie Long: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00224h3Autism Plays Itself, Credits:​Director: Janet Harbord - https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/film-studies/people/academic/profiles/harbord.html​Editor: Sasha Litvintseva - https://www.sashalitvintseva.com​Sound Designer: Tom Fisher - https://tomfishersoundportfolio.comRespondents: ​Ash Loydon: https://x.com/AshtonLamont​Sophie Broadgate: https://pikaiafilms.co.uk​Ethan Lyon: https://letterboxd.com/dz1ga

On todays show I have the lovely Louise and Fiona. Both Louise and Fiona work for the Wilf Ward Family Trust - they are part of a wider team of 900 people that support almost 300 individuals with learning disabilities across Yorkshire. It was founded in 1986 by Wilf and Phyllis Ward to give relief to carers through the provision of residential respite units and day facilities. Since then they have grown providing more than 70 residential and supported living services for adults with profound learning and physical disabilities. Louise works as Head of Co Production and Fiona as the Interim Head of Complex Care. Wilf Ward trust links: Website: WilfWard X: WilfWardFamilyTrust (@wilfwardfamtst) Facebook: The Wilf Ward Family Trust Links to other things mentioned: Lasting Power of Attorney and Power of Attorney: Giving someone power of attorney - Social care and support guide Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) at a glance Care Quality Commission: Care Quality Commission My 21andsensory links: @21andsensory on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/21andsensory⁠ @21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 21andsensory on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠ @21andsensory on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/21andsensory⁠

On today's episode I have the lovely Emily Katy on as my special guest, who you might know from social media as @itsemilykaty.Emily was previously on episode 51 of the 21andsensory podcast but I shall of course reintroduce her...Emily is an autistic woman with ADHD and OCD. She is a blogger, author and advocate, and works with neurodivergent children and young people. Emily is a Trustee for the Autistic Girls Network and Former youth participation council member and Former Public Governor for her NHS Trust. She is also a #NotAloneTalk Host on Twitter. Emily has given talks in many different health settings and written many articles on her own experiences.So listeners might be thinking - oh Emily Katy is back on your podcast?! But that’s because Emily has some very exciting news - she is now a published book author!Buy Girl Unmasked here: linktr.ee/girlunmaskedTwitter: twitter.com/ItsEmilyKatyInstagram: instagram.com/itsemilykatywww.authenticallyemily.uk